Black, Hispanic patients with cancer at greater risk for COVID‐19

Printz, Carrie

doi:10.1002/cncr.33512

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“…A recent study of US-wide age- and sex-adjusted deaths further found that Hispanic populations experienced a rise in heart disease and cerebrovascular disease deaths in March-August 2020 as compared with March–August 2019 14 . In a study of cancer patients, Hispanic individuals experienced significantly higher risk for COVID-19 infections as compared with NHW individuals 15 .…”

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Trends in national and county-level Hispanic mortality in the United States, 2011–2020

Sarraju

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Ashland

et al. 2022

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Hispanic populations generally experience more adverse socioeconomic conditions yet demonstrate lower mortality compared with Non-Hispanic White (NHW) populations in the US. This finding of a mortality advantage is well-described as the “Hispanic paradox.” The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately affected Hispanic populations. To quantify these effects, we evaluated US national and county-level trends in Hispanic versus NHW mortality from 2011 through 2020. We found that a previously steady Hispanic mortality advantage significantly decreased in 2020, potentially driven by COVID-19-attributable Hispanic mortality. Nearly 16% of US counties experienced a reversal of their pre-pandemic Hispanic mortality advantage such that their Hispanic mortality exceeded NHW mortality in 2020. An additional 50% experienced a decrease in a pre-pandemic Hispanic mortality advantage. Our work provides a quantitative understanding of the disproportionate burden of the pandemic on Hispanic health and the Hispanic paradox and provides a renewed impetus to tackle the factors driving these concerning disparities.

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confidence: 97%